Pocologan, New Brunswick

Pocologan is a rural community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] The community is named after the nearby Pocologan River.[2]

Pocologan
Unincorporated community
Pocologan
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°07′20″N 66°35′03″W
Country Canada
Province New Brunswick
CountyCharlotte
ParishPennfield / Lepreau
Electoral Districts
Federal
New Brunswick Southwest
ProvincialCharlotte-The Isles
Government
 • TypeLocal service district
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E5J
Area code(s)506

Located on the Bay of Fundy between Saint John and St. George, the community originally included New River Beach.

Clam harvesting and processing was an early industry however it was mostly non-existent by the 1980s due to over-harvesting.

History
See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick

Notable people
Main article: List of people from Charlotte County, New Brunswick

Constable Brad Deveau of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Known in British Columbia, or "E Div", for solving several high-profile cases including the Nanaimo Strangler.

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See also

References
  1. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Pocologan
  2. Hamilton, William Baillie (1996-01-01). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8020-7570-3.




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